Question: A picture which is in the form of a human without the details of its body being clear, such as its eyes and mouth and it is black, resembling a shadow, is this considered from the pictures which possess a soul which it is obligatory to obliterate? Answer: “Yes it is considered one. As long as the head is…
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Does Listening and Relying upon on a Weather Forecast Affect One’s Aqeedah? – Shaikh al-Albani
Question: “The Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah. From them…and nobody knows when it will rain” [Hadith no. 1039] . If a person hears a weather forecast, of course based on their [the meteorologists] scientific measurement, and is convinced that it will rain tomorrow, does this affect his Aqeedah? This is based on my…
How to Respond to the Greetings of Peace if its Given on Whatsapp or a Written Message? Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: From the questions, and this question reminds me of something which is well known with the People of Knowledge; however, it is a lot nowadays. If someone writes me a message, even on the cellphone nowadays, either a textual letter/message or on Whatsapp or such and such form, and this person gives me the greeting of peace, is it…
The Ruling on Giving the Greetings of Peace Loudly When Entering the Masjid – Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: Is it allowed to give salam with a loud voice when entering the masjid? Shaikh: “Those who are near him should hear him and he should not disturb those who are far from him Questioner: Barakallahu Feek Shaikh: Wa feeka barakallahu” [Silsilatul-Huda wan-Nur no. 174] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Buying/selling Stocks/Share – Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: May Allah be good to you. We want an elaboration on the ruling of doing business with stocks/shares? Answer: “The contemporary Scholars differed on stocks/shares: is it allowed to sell it and purchase it? Some of the People of knowledge took the opinion that selling stocks/shares is haram. They said: it does not have a reality and they are…
Which Hand Should One Begin With When Counting Numbers: the Right Hand or the Left Hand? Shaikh al-Albani
Questioner: What is more deserving, our Shaikh, when counting. Do you begin with the right hand or the left hand…? Shaikh: Yes, of course you begin with the Sunnah Questioner: With the right? Shaikh: Yes. As for you starting with the left hand? Questioner: [Like when counting] eleven or one hundred? Shaikh: As for the left hand, then this is the…
The How to Deal with Slackness in Seeking Knowledge – The Permanent Committee
Question: How do we confront slackness in seeking knowledge? Answer: “Seeking knowledge is a worship through which a person draws near to Allah. Whoever treads a path to seek knowledge, Allah will make his path to paradise easy. Shaytan sits in the pathway of the son of Adam, in the path of good in order to discourage him and make…
The Ruling on Carrying the Mushaf in a Backpack – The Permanent Committee
The Permanent Committee said after studying the issue : “There is no blame in a student carrying his backpack which has the Mushaf in it, whether he carries it on his back or places it on the floor behind him or in front of him. This is because he does not intend to degrade it by doing that, especially if…
The Ruling on Belly-button Piercings – The Permanent Committee
Question: We report to your Eminence that the performance of cosmetic surgeries has been observed in recent times in some dispensaries, and medical clinics specifically. From these surgeries is what is called: belly-button piercing. It is an expression for piercing the belly-button and putting a ring on it like an earring. Then [a woman] exposes her belly-button when attending occasions/events…
The Ruling on Mouthwash that Contains Alcohol – The Permanent Committee
The Permanent Committee said: “After the Committee for Verdicts studied the issue, they answered that it is not allowed to use medicine mixed with intoxicants to rinse and clean the mouth and teeth or for disinfection due to the presence of permissible and available substitutes which can take its place and are free from that [i.e. alcohol]” [https://www.alifta.net/fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=ar&View=Page&PageID=15444&PageNo=1&BookID=3] Translator’s Note:…